Photo Essays

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates conducts a press conference with U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pentagon, June 29, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

President Bush announces his nominations of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Mullen, and Commander of U.S. Strategic Command Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, to be chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, June 28, 2007. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates stands at right.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Marines during a dinner at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, June 22, 2007. Giambastiani visited Afghanistan to receive an update on International Security Assistance Force operations and meet with troops.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump

U.S. Navy Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with U.S. Marine Cpl. Brian Jones, geospatial intelligence specialist, over lunch at the dining facility in Fallujah, Iraq, June 21, 2007. Giambastiani visited troops in Iraq to find out about operations, thank troops for their service and to find out if they had all the tools they needed to do their job.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump

Spectators watch as veterans at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games compete in field events such as field, shot put, discus, javelin and club throw, June 19-23, 2007.
Courtesy photo by the National Veterans Affairs Office

U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is welcomed at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq after deboarding a C-17, June 19, 2007. Giambastiani visited troops in Iraq to find out about operations, thank troops for their service, and find out if they have all the tools they need to do their jobs.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump

U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with U.S. Army Sgt. David Griffin, 1st Cavalry artillery noncommissioned officer, during a visit to Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq, June 20, 2007. Giambastiani visited troops in Iraq to find out about operations, thank troops for their service and to find out if they had all the tools they needed to do their job.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump